12 Bible Verses about Ambition, negative aspects of

And he said to them, What would ye that I should do for you? They said to him, Grant us to sit one on thy right-hand, and one on thy left-hand in thy glory.

And he said to her, What wilt thou? She saith to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right-hand, and the other on thy left in thy kingdom.

There was also a contention among them, Which of them was greatest.

But the others out of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.

Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sitteth in the temple of God as God, declaring himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that I told you these things, when I was yet with you? And now ye know that which with-holdeth, that he may be revealed in his time.read more.
For the mystery of iniquity already worketh; only he that with-holdeth will with-hold, till he be taken out of the way.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, enmities, contentions, emulations, wraths, strifes, divisions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of which I tell you before (as I have also told you in time past) that they who practise such things, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

in the desires of the flesh, doing the will of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the others.

For all that is in the world, the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eye, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be humbled, and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted.

And these are they that have received it among thorns, who hear the word, And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

But if ye have bitter zeal and strife in your hearts, do not glory and lie against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, animal, devilish. For where bitter zeal and strife is, there is unquietness and every evil work.

Do nothing through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind, esteem each the others better than themselves.